Veronica | |
Map: | Peru#South America |
Location: | Peru, Cusco Region |
Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | -13.1642°N -72.3258°W |
Elevation M: | 5893 |
Listing: | Andes |
First Ascent: | 1- 1956 via N.E. ridge: N. face-1973: S.W. rib-1977: N.E. buttress attempt-1983 (see AAJ, 26 (1984): 208-9) |
Other Name: | Willka Weqe, Huacrahuilki Urubamba |
Map Size: | 200 |
Veronica,[1] [2] [3] also called Huacrahuilki[4] ("horn pass"), Huacay Huilcay, Wayna Willka, Waqaywillka, Urubamba[5] ("spider's plain"), or Padre Eterno, is a 5893m (19,334feet) mountain in the Urubamba mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, La Convención Province, Huayopata District, and in the Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District[6] northwest of the town of Ollantaytambo.